Serena Williams doesn't want to practice

By Johannes Neukamm, Digital First Media

Posted:
02/17/2014 08:46:14 PM MST

Serena Williams in Allen Iverson's footsteps

Serena Williams says she asked for a wildcard into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to combat boredom once she believed her back injury was on the mend."It gets boring to have to practice every day. I was like, 'I don't want to practice anymore. I want to play a match," said Williams, in a pre-match media interview on Monday.Sound familiar?That's right. Why miss out on the opportunity to bring up former Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson's infamous practice rant? ...